Two students hostels built in the Federal Polytechnic, Oko, Anambra State under the 2020 Special Intervention Programme of the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) have been commissioned.
The two buildings, which included one for the male students and another for their female counterparts, funded with a total sum of N550 million, was commissioned at the polytechnic’s students village extension site by the Chairman, Senate Committee on States and Local Government Affairs, Senator Ifeanyi Ubah (Anambra South Senatorial District), on behalf of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu.
In his speech, Senator Ubah conveyed the commendation of President Tinubu to the TETFund and Oko Polytechnic managements for championing the realisation of the “Renewed Hope” agenda of his administration, stating that the provision of adequate hostel for the students in the nation tertiary institutions would not only enhance the quality of teaching and learning but would help in stemming insecurity ravaging the country.
He assured that his administration would continue to sustain TETFund programmes as part of the deliberate determination of the administration to upgrade infrastructures in tertiary institutions and improve quality of teaching and learning compared with what is obtainable in best global institutions.
